College Track Coach Accused of Cyberstalking
Police in Chicago have arrested a former track and field coach for allegedly soliciting sexually explicit images from female athletes under false pretenses.
Chicago resident Steve Waithe was arrested on April 7 and charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of cyberstalking.
Waithe attended Loch Raven High School, where he was the Maryland State Champion in the triple jump. From 2014–15, the 28-year-old competed on Penn State s track and field team.
Coaching positions at Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Tennessee followed, and in October 2018, Waithe began working with athletes at Northeastern University. However, Waithe was fired in February 2019 following an investigation into “inappropriate conduct toward female student-athletes.”
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